Mexico - Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl

"These 14 monasteries stand on the slopes of Popocatepetl, to the south-east of Mexico City. They are in an excellent state of conservation and are good examples of the architectural style adopted by the first missionaries – Franciscans, Dominicans and Augustinians – who converted the indigenous populations to Christianity in the early 16th century. They also represent an example of a new architectural concept in which open spaces are of renewed importance. The influence of this style is felt throughout the Mexican territory and even beyond its borders." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

There are 11 monasteries in Morelos:

• San Mateo Apostol in Atlatlahucan,
• Asuncion in Cuernavaca (current Cathedral), 
• Santo Domingo de Guzman in Hueyapan, 
• Santiago Apostol in Ocuituco, 
• Santo Domingo in Oaxtepec, 
• La Natividad or la Anunciaciòn in Tepoztlàn, 
• Santo Domingo de Guzman in Tetela del Volcàn, 
• San Juan Bautista in Tlayacapan, 
• San Guillermo Abad in Totolapan, 
• San Juan Bautista in Yecapixtla, 
• Immaculada Concepciòn in Zacualpan de Amilpas 

There are 3 monasteries in Puebla:

• San Francisco de Asís in San Andrés Capan, 
• San Miguel Arcángel in Huejotzingo, 
• Asunción de Nuestra Señora in Tochimilco